Reliance eyes Dark Void for Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is thirsty for an Oscar, but he may not get it with this proposed sci-fi actioner, as they tend not to be Oscar bait. But I still want to see him do it!

Pitt is a great action star, and now he may potentially star in a video game adaptation of Dark Void.

We Are Movie Geeks gives up:

Reliance BIG Entertainment, is going to take on the alien world, as it has attained the feature film rights to Capcom’s third person shooter, DARK VOID. The film is being developed as a possible starring vehicle for Pitt.

The video game centers on a cargo pilot who is transported to an alternate reality after crashing in the Bermuda Triangle. He soon finds himself behind hunted by an alien race. Along with a small band of humans, he tries to fend off the alien threat with a cavalcade of weapons and things that go boom.

I have never played the game, so I am unfamiliar with the gameplay, however the plot does sound delicious for an action flick and Pitt is good at doing action, so why the hell not.

I know the mantra is that all video game movies are bad. But no one took comic book movies seriously either, so its bound to happen one day, so I can hope. Maybe its that I am unfamiliar with the game that makes me hopeful as I am looking at the premise as I would any sci-fi action flick and not reacting knee jerk style and assuming it will suck.

Given a good script, the premise has a ton of potential. I look forward to seeing how this shapes up.